Stewardship and Sustainable Practices in Small-Scale Fisheries

  1. McConney, Patrick 2
  2. Pereira Medeiros, Rodrigo 3
  3. José J. Pascual-Fernández 1
  4. Pena, Maria 2
  1. 1 Universidad de La Laguna
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    Universidad de La Laguna

    San Cristobal de La Laguna, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01r9z8p25

  2. 2 University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados
  3. 3 Universidade Federal do Paraná
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    Universidade Federal do Paraná

    Curitiba, Brasil

    ROR https://ror.org/05syd6y78

Liburua:
Transdisciplinarity for Small-Scale Fisheries Governance

Argitaletxea: Springer

ISSN: 2212-6260 2212-6279

ISBN: 978-94-007-6106-3 978-94-007-6107-0

Argitalpen urtea: 2019

Orrialdeak: 181-201

Mota: Liburuko kapitulua

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-94938-3_10 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openSarbide irekia editor

Laburpena

Humans have harvested fish and other marine resources for millennia. So why be concerned today about stewardship and sustainable practices? The answers are not simple; they are changing over time, as climate changes, and perspectives vary. In this chapter, we examine the diverse facets and factors associated with stewardship and sustainable practices in small-scale fisheries, from a transdisciplinary perspective. We look at sustainability and stewardship through different lenses and examine some of the most prominent and promising initiatives applied on different scales, at multiple levels of governance, with diverse stakeholders. It is a tour that includes ecology, socioeconomics, and governance in combination rather than from one viewpoint. Critically important instruments include the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and the Small-scale Fisheries Guidelines. Topics touch on fishing gear and methods; marine protected areas; livelihoods; illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing; postharvest and trade; organizations ranging from fisher cooperatives to the Marine Stewardship Council; and the sustainable practices associated with each. Our approach is one of agency in keeping with the central theme of enhancing stewardship to make a difference.

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